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manual labor. This has been publicly ad
vocsted and all men who cared to know
have been fully aware of the action and
yet, until recently, there has been heard nc
objection to such measures. Because
others have changed their minds, the
Grand Army need not, therefore, change
theirs. The path In this direction has been
straight. The other has diverged
neither to the right nor to the left.
Because the comrades need help
the Grand Army will draw closer and
closer to them. They shall not be inmates
of the common pauper house, nor snail the
widows or orphans Of the Grand Army;
What is asked now in the way Of general
pensions has been asked for years. 1t is
not demanding too much. Many memhers
are Of the honest opinion that it Is not
enough favoring q BROADER measure OF
relief which will embrace all who. served
certain leng b Of time and can Show an
honorable discharge, commonly called the
service pension bill. General Fairchild
said he was not there to argue against that
as an ultimate measure. He wished to dc
nothing TO postpone the coming of the
long coming day of relief to the suffering.
He assured the members Of the Veterans
Rights Union that their kindly
labors were fully appreciated
and congratulated them on theil
marked success in the direction of the en-
forcement of laws giving preference fOl
public service to ex Union soldiers. He
was pleased to be able to report benefcien1
results of the operations of the Woman's
Relief Corps The Grand Army did not
fail in the exercise of a deep and tender
interest In the society Of the Sons Of Veter
ans
In conclusion he said: In fraternity
charity and loyalty, we stand proud Of the
fact that there is no. now, nor has there
ever been, any bitter feeling Of hate fOl
those of our fellow citizens, who, once In
arms, but now being loyal, have long age
taken their old places in our hearts We
have not now, nor have We at any
time since the war closed, had any
disposition to open again the bloody chasm
which once unhappily divided this people
We not only will not ourselves reopen tho
abyss. but we will, with the loyal people
north and south, protest against all attempts
which others may make TO do SO by hold
ing up for especial honor and distinction
anything that pertains TO or in any manner
glorifies the cause of disuniOn. With the
people Of the south we only seek to con
dinue friendly We will rival them il
exalting in all that pertains TO and honors
this great union and in condemning these
who tender hostile sentiment thereto
We will rival them In earnest endeavors
to incte in the minds of al
the citizens of this country, anC
especially Of our children, heartfelt
love for The United States of America. Tt
the end that The present and coming gener
atoms shall, In every part of the land, be
lieve and maintain all alliance thereto
based upon paramount respect therefor anC
fidelity to its constitution and laws which
lead them to discOuntenance whatever
tends to weaken loyalty, incites to insur
rcction, treason or rebellion, or in any
manner impart the efficiency and perman
ency of our free institutions and will con
tempt them to encourage the spread OF
universal liberty, equal rights and justice
to ali men, and to defend these sentiments
which are quoted from the Fundamental
law of order, with their lives, If need be
and TO the further end, that they shall 81
revere the emblems of the union that unde
no circumstances can be coupled witt
them in the same honorable terms. tbt
symbols Of q sentiment which is auiagonis
tic TO It's perpetuity.
A resolution was adopted that all ma,
tiers relating to rules and regulations ant
rituals, whether by way of the resolution
or In officers reports or otherwise be IT
ferred to the committee on rules, reguls
lions and rituals, and that the committee O
resolutions be constituted on basis of on
from each department to whom all resolu
lions should be referred without debate
Comrade Thomas, of Illinois, presente
the following resolution which was adop
ed under suspension of the rule:
Whereas, The legislature of Illinois la
appropriated $50, coo for the erection Of
monument TO our late illustrious comradt
John A Logan, and Mrs. Logan la
selected one of the public parks of Chlcag
as the final resting place of his remain!
and
Whereas. The trustees, who have charg
of the erection Of said monument have IN
vited the cooperation of the GrandArmy {
Republic In this noble enterprise; Their,
fore,
Resolved, That a special committee {
seven be appointed by the commanders
chief, who shall take the subject into COZ
sideration and report to the encampmer
upon the feasibility OF accepting the inv
tation of said trustees.
The commanderiD chief appointed &
such committee: Governor Z. A. Algel
of Michigan; S S Burdette. of Washing
ton; II. II. Thomas, of Illinois; John {
Robinson, of New York; J. b Beaver. c
PENNSYLVANIA; Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine
and Charles d. Marsh, of Massachusetts,.
Kiefcr, of Ohio, moved that in az
cordance with the recommendation of th
comsnder-in chief, the letter OF Nj
Drexel, rendering the Mount McGrego
property to the Grand Army be referred {
the commander-in-chieft to be elected b
this encampment AID new council c
administration. with full power 10 acceI
the conveyance.
On call of the departments great man
resolutions were received aud referred [
the committee without delay The el
campment then adjourned until 8 o'cloc
tomorrow morning.